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Date
1818
Description
INDIA, 1818 "King's Poste" to Calcutta. Large part of folded letter (missing side panels) with crowned "India Packet Letter, London G.P.O., 6 JA 6, 1818" addressed to Calcutta, manuscript "Private" at top, reverse with boxed "King's Poste" datestamp over flap, top flap with tear, otherwise Fine, scarce combination of markings
Auction
1183, Lot 1298, (Jun. 2018)
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- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-615 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1818 bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, 1818 "King's Poste" to Calcutta. Large part of folded letter (missing side panels) with crowned "India Packet Letter, London G.P.O., 6 JA 6, 1818" addressed to Calcutta, manuscript "Private" at top, reverse with boxed "King's Poste" datestamp over flap, top flap with tear, otherwise Fine, scarce combination of markings
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1183 lot 1298 (Jun. 2018).
1 image of COV-615 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-615
- What is COV-615?
- COV-615 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1818, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. INDIA, 1818 "King's Poste" to Calcutta. Large part of folded letter (missing side panels) with crowned "India Packet Letter, London G.P.O., 6 JA 6, 1818" addressed to Calcutta, manuscript "Private" at top, reverse with boxed "King's Poste" datestamp over flap, top flap with tear, otherwise Fine, scarce combination of markings
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-615?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1183 lot 1298 (Jun. 2018).
- When was COV-615 posted?
- COV-615 is dated 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1183, lot 1298, (Jun. 2018).